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BA22 8ES

Castle Cary · Somerset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle Cary
Local authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton
Postcode district
BA22
Postcode sector
BA22 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
BA22 8EJ 104 m
BA22 8EW 183 m
BA22 8EH 203 m
BA22 8EN 242 m
BA22 8FL 340 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
BA22 8ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
BA
Postcode district
BA22
Postcode sector
BA22 8
Latitude
51.000910
Longitude
-2.661204
British National Grid easting
353,700
British National Grid northing
122,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Somerset · E06000066
Electoral ward
Castle Cary · E05014350
Parish or community
E04013157
Westminster constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton · E14001247
Output area
E00148746
Lower layer super output area
South Somerset 006D · E01029199
Middle layer super output area
South Somerset 006 · E02006080

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Chilton Bridge School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

  2. Ilchester Community School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. Chilthorne Domer Church School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
73
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 25
  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Shoplifting 6
  • Public order 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
BA22 8 residents
9,681

Age bands in BA22 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,708 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

1,398 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

2,726 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,525 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

1,838 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • The Old Post Office

    BCT · Limington

    0.3 miles

  • The Old Post Office

    BCT · Limington

    0.3 miles

  • Broadmeadows

    BCT · Limington

    0.6 miles

  • Broadmeadows

    BCT · Limington

    0.6 miles

  • Rnas

    BCT · Limington

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Somerset 006D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,556 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Chilton Bridge School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

73 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 25 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.